Adrian Zvyagintsev on his Cannes contender ‘Minotaur’ and life after (near) death. Canex Creations boss talks global ambitions for African film as Neon Drops first look for ‘Clarissa’ premiere. Eight participants selected for residencies across Europe.
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The program’s latest cohort was announced during an event Tuesday at the Cannes Marché du Film’s Village Innovation. Since launching in 2018, the Pop Up Film Residency has offered more than 150 artistic residencies to filmmakers from around the world. A uniquely collaborative initiative created by and for filmmakers, each residency offers an individualized mentorship program tailor made for one specific project.
Five Wild Cannes Market Projects: From Boy-Love Horror-Romance 'Paint You on My Bed Sheet' to 'Deathgasm II Goremageddon' Most offer a three-week onsite residency, together with follow-up mentoring over the course of at least the following year. A global initiative, the Pop Up Film Residency boasts a network of hosts active in Europe, Africa, Latin America and the Middle East.
“What amazes me most about this new batch of residencies is the sheer global reach we’ve all built together,” said Matthieu Darras, CEO of Tatino Films and founder and director of the Pop Up Film Residency. She added: “In a single season, we have an Iranian filmmaker developing his project in Paris, a Japanese director landing in France for the first time, a Rwandan Swiss filmmaker hosted in Lithuania, a Palestinian voice finding space in Rome, a Canadian director working on the shore of an Italian lake, Slovenian genre filmmakers heading to Bratislava and the Swedish islands, a Lithuanian filmmaker travelling to the Faroe Islands and a producer from Ethiopia reaching Slovakia to exchange with fellow producers.
“This is what our network actually looks like,” Darras continued. “The strength of Pop Up Film Residency has always been its people: the hosts who welcome the filmmakers in their countries, the partners like CNC, Eurimages, VIPO and the Slovenian Film Center who trust in a model built on depth rather than volume, and above all the filmmakers who bring their most urgent stories and allow us to accompany them through their cinematic journey.
” Expelled from university for activism, the director revisits childhood memories with his grandmother, reigniting his filmmaking passion. His focus shifts from UFOs to real aliens: “starred students,” victims of a hidden purge in Iran’s academia. The Pop Up Film Residency CNC 2026 is dedicated to supporting Iranian filmmakers in the development of their feature film projects. Ansari In the close-knit town of Dante, Pastor Mateyos, secretly battling alcoholism, wins a car in a beer-sponsored lottery.
His struggle intensifies when Tare, a rebellious motorcyclist and fellow alcoholic, discovers the pastor’s secret and seeks to use the car for his own dream. The Pop Up Film Residency Emerging Producers is organized in partnership with Jihlava IDFF and open to European documentary emerging producers. Dereje will be hosted in Bratislava, Slovakia by director Ivana Hucikova.
A sensory, coming-of-age film blending live action and animation that follows a young girl driven by an urgent need to act and desires that overwhelm her in a world that is falling apart. The Pop Up Film Residency Eurimages is organized in partnership with Eurimages and open to experienced European women filmmakers. Kavaïté will be hosted in Faroe Islands, Denmark by producer Jón Hammer.
When a pregnant woman opens her door to a starving, neglected little girl, buried traumas resurface, unraveling her fragile sense of motherhood and driving her toward a haunting moral dilemma that could destroy them both.to launch its latest initiative, the Pop Up Film Residency Japan Film Frontier. The 2026 residency aims to support Japanese filmmakers and give them the chance to experience a residency outside their home country. Nakanishi will be hosted in Paris.
At a rave, Pacifique is overwhelmed by a traumatic flashback that begins to reveal a troubled past. As fragments of buried memories resurface in his dreams, he embarks on a deeply personal journey and sets out for Rwanda — a place where history has tried to erase him. The Pop Up Film Residency Focus CoPro is open to short filmmakers developing feature debuts highlighted by Cannes’ Short Film Corner and Rendez-vous Industry by Cinéma de Demain.
Kamilindi will be hosted in Vilnius, Lithuania by producer Marija Razgute. A darkly comic, emotionally raw road movie about two siblings trying — despite everything — to understand each other and find meaning in a world that often feels overwhelming. Amid the Black Death, a pregnant healer accused of witchcraft finds refuge in a Carthusian monastery.
Her healing skills soon prove invaluable, but her wild, curious nature unsettles the monks as an evil count threatens to destroy anyone who dares protect her. The Pop Up Film Residency Next Wave Genre Slovenia is organized in partnership with the Slovenian Film Center and open to Slovenian writers, directors, writer-directors and producers currently developing feature genre film projects. Braatz will be hosted in Bratislava, Slovakia by director Ivana Hucikova.
Lecamus will be hosted in Fårö Island, Sweden by director Helen Beltrame-Linné. A former Formula One world champion turned Catholic priest in the Swiss Alps finds his faith tested when he meets an enigmatic Tibetan waitress who awakens long-buried desires. The Pop Up Film Residency on Demand is open to filmmakers with an already established body of work of at least two features written and/or directed, or similar filmography; and who usually cannot benefit from new talent-supporting schemes.
Chamandy will be hosted in Lago, Italy by Lago Film Festival director Viviana Carlet. A claustrophobic, darkly comedic domestic drama about a Palestinian family in an American suburb who move closer to U.S. citizenship while Gaza burns, revealing an intimate portrait of Palestinian life unfolding inside the decay of the American dream. The Pop Up Film Residency Wildcard is designed to support exceptional film talents from countries in a state of political unrest.
Abbas will be hosted in Rome by producer Giovanni Pompili and his company Kino Produzioni. Neon Promotes Joey Monteiro to President of Worldwide Marketing and Alexandra Altschuler to President of MediaBong Joon Ho Says First Animated Movie ‘Ally’ Will ‘Unleash’ the ‘Control Freak in Me’ and Takes Blame for Any ‘Mickey 17’ Criticism: ‘S— on Me,’ Not the Studio Kleber Mendonça Filho Working on Book About Touring ‘The Secret Agent,’ Praises Neon: ‘If You Have Neon as an Option, It Is Not Even a Choice’ Canex Creations Boss Talks Global Ambitions for African Film as Neon Drops First Look for Buzzy Cannes Premiere ‘Clarissa’
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